According to a comprehensive analysis of MSIE curricula offering in Thailand and European partner countries, the structure of higher education in the participating countries in the project are different ranging from three years in Portugal, 3.5 years in Poland (Engineer degree), to 4 years in Romania and Thailand. Moreover, the way the learning time is measured is also significantly different. In Thailand, credits are measured by class hours and in Europe, the European credit system is based on the total learning time, including non-class time. Nevertheless, the master programs have a common structure in both Thailand and European countries, consisting of a two-year program (exception for Poland with a 1.5-year program), in which the thesis is developed during two semesters of the second year.
Most of the Thai master programs have a strong emphasis on optimization, and European programs have a higher emphasis on production management and production systems design.
The analysis of curricula shows that Thai programs, in general, do not define expected outcomes explicitly for every course and lack of attention in transversal competences.
The full report is available here.
